LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hosea Ibi the lawmaker representing Takum I in the Taraba state House of Assembly, who was kidnapped in 2017, was found dead on the road in Takum local government, Monday, January 15, Vanguard reports. The lawmaker was kidnapped on Saturday, December 30, 2017, in his hometown, Takum, by gunmen that are yet…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 10 people were reportedly dead and many others injured as a result of an inferno at the Second Coming Gas Plant located on CMD road in Magodo, Lagos. The plant reportedly went up in flames on Monday morning and the inferno is said to have spread to other facilities…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has amended its constitution to enable politicians who either defected to its fold recently, or planning to do so, be allowed to contest its 2019 presidential ticket. The National Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, explained that the decision to accommodate the defectors is in…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JNAUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Former Commissioner of Transport in Bayela state, Mrs.Marie Ebikake and a soldier were abducted in separate incidents at the weekend by unknown gunmen in Bayelsa state The incidents occurred barely three days after a Bayelsa monarch’s wife who spent 25 days in captivity was freed on Thursday. It…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Mrs. Tina Inegbagha wife of the Paramount Ruler of Ayakoro Community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state and Mr. Egbele Jack, a school principal have regained their freedom, 25 days after their abduction. Chief Majesty Inegbagha, a member of the monarch’s family who confirmed the development…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- No fewer than 300 persons were on Saturday rendered homeless in Yenagoa, following fire incident that gutted a neighbourhood in Ekeki suburb of Bayelsa capital. NewsRangers learnt that the inferno, which occurred at about 2 am on Friday, also destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. Residents of the…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Amnesty International has revealed that life of 10 leaders of the independent movement in the Anglophone regions of Cameroon could be at risk of torture and unfair trials if extradited from Nigeria, where they have been arrested and detained in secret for one week. The human right’s group said that on…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Friday said the health of President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, Yusuf, who was admitted into Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, on December 26, 2017 following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident, has improved remarkably and he is ready to be discharged. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr….
